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Female Incontinence Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Female Incontinence Surgery is performed to reduce involuntary leakage of urine. It includes bladder suspension surgery, burch sling and vaginal sling surgeries.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
119 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
322 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
118 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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188 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
119 days
350 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
46 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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88 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
90 days
114 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
98 days
197 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
114 days
160 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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186 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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Angus Murray
Truro
128 days
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Anita Smith
Halifax
279 days
142 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
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Baharak Amir
Halifax
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160 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
124 days
161 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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322 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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183 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
59 days
97 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
89 days
62 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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103 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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Angus Murray
Truro
118 days
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Anita Smith
Halifax
123 days
103 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
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Baharak Amir
Halifax
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75 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
89 days
110 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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185 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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113 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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